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Beliefnet Voices - Mike NappaMon, 02 Mar 2015 12:00:56 +0000http://backend.userland.com/rss092en-USBible Resource Spotlight: Jesus the KingGuest Columnist – Dr. Norm Wakefield
If you want the Bible to come alive and relate to the 21st century then this book is for you. Timothy Keller is uniquely gifted as a writer, pastor and theologian. Not many can integrate these three callings in writing an engaging book, but Keller excels.
Jesus the King is a devotional commentary on the gospel of Mark. Some...

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Matthew 9:14-17; Jesus Questioned About Fasting (Symbolism)“Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins…” (Matthew 9:17).
When Jesus made this comparison statement, it was more than just an explanatory reference of common daily wisdom. In this little allegory, “new wine” represented Jesus himself, causing a conflation of Jewish history and messianic expectations that would’ve been both understandable and excitingly new to his hearers.
In an Old Testament context, new wine is an “image of sustenance and life... [and] due...

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Matthew 9:14-17; Jesus Questioned About Fasting (Cultural Commentary)Read the full post here »]]>http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/forbiblestudynerds/2015/02/matthew-914-17-jesus-questioned-about-fasting-cultural-commentary.html
Matthew 9:14-17; Jesus Questioned About Fasting (Historical Backgrounds)Read the full post here »]]>http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/forbiblestudynerds/2015/02/matthew-914-17-jesus-questioned-about-fasting-historical-backgrounds.html
Bible Resource Spotlight: The Case for Grace by Lee StrobelThe Case for Grace. After all, no one is really arguing against grace, no one is demanding that grace be abandoned as irrelevant or unhistorical, and no great apologist is actually...

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Bible Resource Spotlight: The Christian Faith by Michael HortonRead the full post here »]]>http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/forbiblestudynerds/2015/02/bible-resource-spotlight-the-christian-faith-by-michael-horton.html
Bible Resource Spotlight: The Study Bible for WomenThe Study Bible for Women features the accurate-and-readable Holman Christian Standard Bible translation and a host of other study aids.
Each book of the Bible is prefaced by a summary that covers interesting "Who, When, Where" background. This is particularly helpful for many of the Old Testament prophesy...